Priyankara Vithanalage Dayananda Kolabagama v. Sunethra Nallaperuma Dissanayake – CA PHC APPEAL NO. 52/2010-2011

In the case between Priyankara Vithanalage Dayananda, Divisional Secretary, Kahawatta (Complainant/Applicant-Respondent-Respondent) and Sunethra Nallaperuma Dissanayake of Kahawatta (Respondent-Petitioner-Appellant), the court addressed issues relating to the lawful occupation and recovery of State Land under the State Lands (Recovery of Possession) Act. It was held that the absence of a demarcation plan or the extent of land specified in the quit notice does not invalidate proceedings if the land is otherwise sufficiently identified. The necessity for a valid permit or written authority, rather than mere inventory documentation, for lawful occupation of state land was reaffirmed. The decision relied on established legal precedent interpreting the State Lands (Recovery of Possession) Act a